Beet-harvester.



1. s. COOPER I BEET HARVESTERr APPLICATION man ocr. 9. 1916.

Patented Feb. 26, 1918.

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ATTORNEYS 1. s; COOPER. BEET HARVESTER. APPLICATION FILED 'OCTrQ. I916.

Patentefi Feb. 26,1918.

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Am'roxnkmsrs s. COOPER. BEET HARVESTER.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 9, 1916.

Patented Feb. 26, 1918.

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INVENTOR A Wm J. S. COOPER. BEET HARVESTER. API LICATION FILED OCT. 9.19M.

Lwmm Patented. Feb. 26,1918.

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7 John s, Coos- En, on SANTA BARBARA; entironnm.

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To all whom it may concern: I

Be it :knownithat 15 Jon. s; Coarse, a citizen or the United state 1 residing at the city and county of Santa Barbara and State of @alifornia, have in'vented-new and nseztnl. Improvements in Beet-Harvesters, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a "beet harvester and has for'liitsbbject to provide a unitary structure capable of digging the beets, clean ing and topping them, and delivering the topped beets to a receptacle.

1n carrying out this object, I employ a wheel frame provided with a plow- :on its forward end, said plow being especially designed to remove the beets from the earthyan endless conveyer in the wake of. the plow to receive the beets and deliver-them free of dirt upwardly and rearwardlyon the frame, 20

means on the frame l ter removing the tops from the beets, and a delivery 'conveyer 'arrangedat the rear of the frame to receive the topped, beets and deliver them to oneside of the frame;

One tc-rm whichmy invention may assume is exemplified in the following description and illustrated in he accompany ing drawings; in which I Figure 1 shows a plan view of a device embodying my invention. Fig. 2 shows a side elevation of the same. p p p I g F 1g. 3 shows a central vertical longitudinal sectional "view of the beet harvester.

' a Fig. 4 shows arear elevation of same, and

livery conveyor at the rear removed.

Referring in detail to the accompanying drawings, the beet harvester there shown comprises an elongated frame l0-provided with front carrying wheels 11 and rear carrying and traction wheels 12. Near the torward end of the frame is {an adJustabIe standard 13 carrying at its lower end a plow bottom 14, the latter as shown in 121g. 1 comprising donble'mold boards 15 w th V shaped notch 16 at the point of -the plow. The standard 13 is fitted slidably-m a socket 17 and is adjusted vertically by means of a lever 18 connected by links 19v and a hell crank 20 with said standard, a tension bar 21 being.connected pivotally to the standard and slidably to the forward end of the specimens of Letter's'Patent.

5 shows a similar view with thede est-estimates.

frame for' the -parpese of lending support tojthe plow. x

iBe'tweenthe "opposite mold boards '15 of the plow "and forming "the intermediate portron thereotere Upwardly and rearwardly extendi g spaced rods 22 upon which the beet are adapted to ride, the spaced- "rods p'erm ittingthe loose earth to rant-810w. Be-

sprocket wheel 29 upon a support 30. The

wheel 29 is driven by means of a sprocket wheel and chain 31 coi'inected to a transverse shaft 32 journale'd-upon the frame adjacent the axleof the rear "carry wheels 12, and

operated by spur gear mechanism 33 "therefrom, a suitable clutch mechanism 34 being inter-posed to control the operation "of the driven parts. The bearings for the sprocket wheels 26 at the rear of the sprocket chain conveyer 24 are formed upon the ends of longitudinal bars 35 rigid with the pl-ow bottoniso that when the latter is raised or lowered by means of the lever 18 the (3611? veyer 24 isjmoved bodily therewitln To receive the beets from the conveyor .24;

is a :second conveyer 36 mounted atthe rear thereof and 'exten'dingiupwardly on the frame. The sprocket wheels 37 at the .forward end of the 'conveyer 36 have their bears ings mounted in curvedguide members 38 fixed to the frame, so that suit-able adjustment may be made between the front end of the conveyor 36 and-the rear end of the con veyer 24-. The rear sprocket wheels 38 of the conveyor 36 are driven by means of a hain 39 from the counter shaft 32, said con-- veyer being controlled in its operation by the clutch mechanism 34.

At the rear of and in a line with the conveyer 36, I arrange means'for topping the beets, said means comprising a blade 40 haw ing a; V shaped notch at its forward end and monnted,stationarily on the frame. Across this blade a plurality of holders 41 v Patented Fete. -26, i913. hisia manmmea caterers, 191's. sardine/124,611.

carried at intervals on endless belts 42 are adapted to be passed, said holders being each cup-shaped and adapted to receive the beet' therein in inverted position so that the top of the beet projects below in the path of the blade 40. A seat 43 is arranged adjacergt the topper, and an attendant places the beets in position within the holders. For moving the endless belts and holders I employ a ve'rticalshaft 44 provided with radial arms 45, each arm fitted at its outerend with a. curved plate lfipivotally'mounted thereon-. The shaft 44is driven by means of a horizontal shaft 47 geared to the vertical delivery conveyer 51 carried on the frame and extending transversely thereof to one side of the machine. The inward end of the conveyer is in position to receive the beets fromthe holders 4:1 and carry the same to one side where they are dumped into a receptacle such'as a wagon.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patentis:' V V V 1. In a beet harvester, a stationary blade, a plurality of holders to receive the beets in position to dispose the tops in line with the blade, and means for moving the holders across the blade whereby to sever the tops, said means comprising radial arms to engage the beets in the holders and move the same across the blade. 7

2. In a beetharvester, a stationary blade, a plurality of holders to receive the beets to dispose'theiops in a line with the blade, endless belts for carrying 'said holders, and

means engaging the beets for actuating said belts to move the holders across the blade whereby tosever the tops.

In a beet harvester, a fixed cutting blade, a pair ofhorizontally moving endless belts on opposite sides of the blade, cup shaped beet holders connected to said belts and arranged to move over the blade and formed to receive the beets in inverted position so that'the beet tops extend below the holders, ajvertical shaft, a series of radial armsborne by the shaft, means to drive the arms, and spring pressed pivoted members borne by the arms and-arranged to engage the beets to move the latter against the holders and with the latter to carry the beets over the cutting blade.

I. In a beet harvester, a cutter, a series of beet holders movable over the cutter, a series .of members for moving said holders over hold same in the holders and for simultaneously moving the holders past the cutting means.

6. In a beet harvester, cutting means, an endless carrier, beet holders carried by the carrier, and a rotatable device having beet engaging means thereon which latter operate over the carrier and hold the beets in the holders of the carrier and at the same time actuate the carrier.

7. In a beet harvester, cutting means, movable beet holders arranged to carry the beet tops into engagement with said cutting means, and means to successively move the beet holders relative to said cutting means, by engaging the beets and moving same against the holders.

8. In a beet harvester, cutting means, endless beet holders movable to carry the beet tops into engagement with said cutting means, and beet engaging means for moving the beets and successively therewith the holders past said cutting means.

9. In a beet harvester, cutting means, beet holders horizontally movable past said cutting means, and horizontally movable means to engage the beets and successively move the holders.

10. In a beet harvester, cutting means, beet holders horizontally movable past said cutting means, and horizontally movable means to successively move the holders by engaging the beets and moving same against the holders.

11. In a beet harvester, cutting means, a series of beet holders successively movable relative to said cutting means, and means for moving the holders by impact against the'beets therein.

12. In a beet harvester, cutting means, endless beet holders movable relative to said means to effect topping of the beets, and rotating means having elements for engaging the beets to thereby successively move the beets and therewith the holders.

13. In a beet harvester, cutting means, beet holding means movable relative thereto, and means having pivoted tensioned beet engaging means to engage the beets and thereby move the holding means to effect topping of the beets.

14. In a beet harvester, cutting means, normally quiescent means to receive and hold the beets, and means engageable with 1,257,953 till the beets to move said means and therewith In testimony whereof I have hereunto set the beets relative to thecutting means to my hand in the presence of two subscribing 1e efl'ect topping of the beets. Witnesses.

15. In a beet harvester a cutter a series 5 of holders movable past the cutter, and a JOEL COOPER rotatable device for holding the beets in Witnesses: the holders and for simultaneously moving 7 JOHN H. HERRING, the holders past the cutting means. GENEVIEVE S. DONELIN.

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